SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Fortnite;s maker over AI use of James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader, raising ...

The union has now filed an unfair labor practice charge (link to the PDF is on the SAG-AFTRA website) that calls out “ ...

James Earl Jones's estate allowed "Fortnite" to use the late actor's voice for its Darth Vader character. Epic Games had to ...

A generative AI version of James Earl Jones' iconic Darth Vader voice is now available in Fortnite. “We hope that this ...

The actors guild filed an unfair-labor-practice complaint against Epic Games for Fortnite's use of Darth Vader's AI voice.

The actors' union says Llama Productions failed to notify them of their intent to use digital recreations of James Earl Jones ...

Epic Games added an AI-powered Darth Vader to "Fortnite" this month. Players interact with the character, which uses conversational AI based on James Earl Jones' voice. "Fortnite" Darth Vader ...

However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, ...

The SAG-AFTRA has registered a complaint against Fortnite for the use of AI for the voice of Darth Vader. Here are all the ...

A recent controversy involving Darth Vader in Fortnite exposes a crucial issue on the topic of actors' likeness and AI.

Jones, who passed away in 2024, gave his blessing to the artificial recreations of the Darth Vader voice, a role he had ...